Papalpreet Singh, sent to Dibrugarh central jail

Way2barak, April 11 : Papalpreet Singh, a close associate of extremist preacher Amritpal Singh, has been sent to Dibrugarh jail in Assam today. Papalpreet Singh, believed to be Amritpal’s advisor, was arrested in Amritsar district on Monday and detained under the National Security Act. A five-member team led by DSP Sanjeev Kumar left the city today for Assam’s Dibrugarh Jail along with Pappalpreet Singh. He took off from Sri Guru Ramdas International Airport here.

Briefing the media on the capture of Amritpal`s close aide, Punjab`s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Headquarters, Sukhchain Singh Gill said Papalpreet was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA).

“Papalpreet Singh, the main associate of Amritpal Singh was arrested by Amritsar Rural Police from the Kathu Nangal area. The arrest was made under the National Security Act. Apart from being an associate of Amritpal, he was also wanted in six cases,” Gill said, adding that action against him will be taken as per the law.

Papalpreet was seen with the fugitive Khalistan leader in several photographs that surfaced after the duo escaped the dragnet cast for them by the state police.In an unverified video on March 30, the `Waris Punjab De` chief said he was not “a fugitive” and would soon “appear in front of the world”.